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NWU PhD student presents exciting research to combat protein energy malnutrition
2018-05-02 Adegboyega Taofeek Tope, a PhD student in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences of the North-West University (NWU), received the first prize in two thematic areas for the best oral presentation during the 21st Symposium of the International…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/student-business-competition-2017-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-thys-goes-gold
Student Business Competition 2017: NWU’s Thys goes for gold
2017-10-17 “As farmers in the 21st century we need to be innovative in our approach. Land is scarce and crop cultivation is expensive, especially within the African continent.” This is according to Thys van der Walt, winner of the North-West University’s (NWU’s)…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/nwu-among-most-committed-towards-environmental-and-social-change
NWU among the most committed towards environmental and social change
2022-10-27 Universities have a pivotal role to play in finding solutions to pressing environmental and social questions. The latest ranking by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) agency places the North-West University (NWU) among the top global and local universities when it…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/there-nothing-small-about-nanotechnology-north-west-university
There is nothing small about nanotechnology at the North-West University
2023-03-02 One thousand-millionth of a metre. Or, to put it differently: one billionth of a metre. This unfathomably small number is called a nanometre and the world of nanotechnology operates at between 1 and 100 nanometres. This is also where the North-West University…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/nwu-and-emfuleni-local-municipality-strengthen-partnership-impact-communities-positively
NWU and Emfuleni Local Municipality strengthen partnership to impact communities positively
2023-11-09 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently hosted a meeting with the executive mayor of the Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM), Cllr Sipho Radebe, to strengthen their partnership and to further explore possible opportunities that would…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/new-discovery-could-help-crops-survive-harsh-climates
New discovery could help crops survive harsh climates
2025-05-21 Unpredictable rainfall and rising temperatures are threatening crop production across Southern Africa. A groundbreaking discovery by a North-West University (NWU) researcher could pave the way for stronger, more resilient crops capable of withstanding harsh…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za:8080/atmospheric-chemistry-research-group/funders
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2023-07-03 BIOGRIP project/program, funded under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) Research Infrastructure (RI) Platform in South Africa NRF/SAEON/EFTEON funding for the South African Deposition of Biogeochemical Important Trace Species (DEBITS)…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/what-does-weather-hold
What does the weather hold?
2020-09-17 We had an uncommonly cold winter that had our teeth chattering. Now, with spring in full swing, Hector Chikoore, an associate professor at the North-West University (NWU) who specialises in meteorology, climatology and climate change, looks back on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/af/aksiegebaseerde-navorsing-lei-tot-positiewe-omgewingsverandering
Aksiegebaseerde navorsing lei tot positiewe omgewingsverandering
2018-05-23 Klimaatsverandering is nie iets wat ver weg, in ander streke en met ander mense gebeur nie – dit is ’n verskynsel wat ’n impak op almal, oral het. Dit is ’n les waaraan graad 7-leerders blootgestel word deur middel van ’n navorsingsprojek waarby navorsers…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/af/die-waarheid-oor-uraanblootstelling-suid-afrika-sal-jou-hare-laat-rys
Die waarheid oor uraanblootstelling in Suid-Afrika sal jou hare laat rys
2019-07-11 ’n Nuwe internasionale navorsingsprojek wat fokus op die blootstelling van mense aan uraan in Suid-Afrikaanse goudmyngebiede, het bevind dat inwoners wat in en naby goudmyngebiede woon, aan verhoogde omgewingsvlakke van uraan blootgestel word. Die uraan…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/af/ontmoet-ons-navorsers
Ontmoet ons navorsers
2023-09-28 Die fakulteite by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) doen opwindende werk op die navorsingsfront. Prof Moses Retselisitsoe Phooko is die direkteur van Professionele Ontwikkeling en Gemeenskapsbetrokkenheid in die Fakulteit Regte. Sy navorsing handel oor die…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/plastic-pollution-downside-celebrations
Plastic pollution is the downside to celebrations
2024-04-09 Ten million tiny pieces of plastic are estimated to be lying on the lawn in front of the North-West University (NWU) Law Faculty in Potchefstroom, and the soil in the Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds also has high levels of plastic pollution. This is the downside…http://law.nwu.ac.za:8080/sarchi-cles-chair/municipal-budget
Municipal Budget
2022-12-08 Municipal Budget What is it? The budget of a municipality is the document identifying and stating particular objectives with associated expenditure linked to each objective. A municipality's annual budget is a documented source…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za:8080/business/news
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2024-06-07 Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism – the Role of Business in South Africa , a must have for your book collection! This book by Prof Raymond Parsons offers new perspectives on many of the decisions and events that have shaped the country’s recent economic history…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/smart-station-nwu-will-monitor-air-quality-and-weather
Smart station at NWU will monitor air quality and weather
2019-10-08 Vanderbijlpark, a pollution hotspot, has been chosen as the location for a state-of-the-art observation station that will monitor both the weather and air quality. This multi-million-rand development will see the North-West University (NWU) becoming the…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/north-west-university-forefront-agricultural-innovation
North-West University at the forefront of agricultural innovation
2025-04-22 Crop production in South Africa is overshadowed by storm clouds, and not the type that farmers crave. A multitude of uncertainties combine to darken prospects for the country’s crop farmers, which include climate change, water shortages, soil degradation,…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/ensuring-future-migratory-fish-species
Ensuring a future for migratory fish species
2024-06-19 The Water Research Group (WRG) from the School of Biological Sciences and the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management at the North-West University (NWU) collaborated with Nature-I-Am to celebrate World Fish Migration Day. Children between the ages of 4…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/prof-chris-van-schoor-managing-major-corporate-upgrade
Prof Chris van Schoor – managing a major corporate upgrade
2024-05-28 When one thinks about Mercedes-Benz, images of class, power, prestige and the well-known and loved brand immediately come to mind. Prof Chris van Schoor, project manager and industrial engineering consultant, was the project lead overseeing a significant…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za:8080/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/environmental-microbiology-and-agricultural
Environmental Microbiology and Agricultural Biotechnology Research Group
2023-03-23 The Environmental Microbiology and Agricultural Biotechnology (EMAB) research group at NWU utilizes both fundamental as well as applied microbiological and biotechnological approaches to address …http://law.nwu.ac.za:8080/external-funded-projects/bylaws-implementation-2016